oeminx Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 I noticed one very small whit spot on one of my Cardinals a week ago and thought it might be white spot so kept an eye on it over the next few days and decided it wasn't. now i have had 3 cardinals die over the night, one i found still siting on the bottom in his last moments. I have done water tests for ph 7, Ammonia 0, Nitrate 0, Nitrite 0 ok so the questions are; If it is white spot will there be any evidence on the body once they are dead? What else could it be? there doesn't seem to be any damage or injures to the fish but there gills are red. Could it be not enough Oxygen in the tank? it is a planted 200l with one co2 diffuser running. Or something else in the water i cant test for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firenzenz Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Any thing new to the tank lately, plants or fish? Or reason for fish to get hyper stressed. Maybe a dose of methyline blue? might prevent further losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Maybe something like this? http://www.fnzas.org.nz/fishroom/what-c ... 34079.html Seems there might be some issues with the cardinals recently imported... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 i shifted some fish around from one of my other tank into they comm tank o and i got some rainbow threadfins. some times i turn there light on at like midnight as i go to bed. could this be stressing them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Ryan yes something like that just no saddle lesions. Can i use meth blue and melafix at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsmith Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 why do you turn their light on at midnight?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 cus i watch them and slowly fall asleep infront of the tank. i keep meaning to make a moon light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave+Amy Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 I recently got a school of Cardinals and one of them had a suspicious white spot on it's dorsal fin, so as a precaution I used meth blue while they were floating in the bag and acclimatising. Seems to have done the trick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oeminx Posted October 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 well iv added melafix and meth blue so hopefully no more deaths Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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